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ASeeds are collected from stands with desirable traits
BExpertise is required in carring out the process
CThe breeder'd patience is being tasked
DThe process is time consuming
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Question 532
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Crop which are primarily grown to provide food for farm animals are
ALegumes
BWeeds
CForages
DGrasses
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Question 533
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The following crops require shade trees at the seeding statge except
ATheobroma cacao
BCoffea spp
CElaeis guineensis
DOryza sativa
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Question 534
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If the spacing of maize is 0.9m by 0.3m and one seed is sown per stand, what will be the popullation of maize plants on a hectare of farmland?
A74,074
B54,000
C37,037
D27,000
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Question 535
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Maize is a popular crop in West Africa because it
Ais a cereal
BHas multiple uses
CIs of high nutritional value
DWas introduced from Wurope
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Question 536
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Tabacco belongs to the group of crops called
AFibres
BBeverages
CStimulants
DCereals
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Question 537
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Which of the following statements describe the impact of land degradation?
I. Increased availablity of fuel wood
II. Reduction in livestock production
III. Decrease in agricultural productivity
IV. Pollution of water bodies
AI,II and III only
BI,III and IV only
CII, III and IV only
DI, II, III and IV
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Question 538
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Application of water to the subsoil through perforated pipes is known as
AFlooding irrigation
BSubsurface irrigation
CSpinkler irrigation
DOverhead irrigation
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Question 539
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A farmer continuously applies sulphate of ammonia to his faemland for many years, the resulatant soil solution is most likely to
ALeave blue litmus paper unchanged
BChange blue litmus paper to re
CChange red litmus paper to blue
DBe rich in soil microbes
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Question 540
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The propety of soil which cannot easily be change by a famer is the
APorosity
BStructure
CTexture
DAcidity
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Question 541
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A soil sample with a pHof 4.5 is said to be
AAcidic
BAlkaline
CNeutral
DFertile
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Question 542
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What is the percentage water content of soil sample which weighed 180g when fresh and 120g when oven-dried
A20.14%
B25.00%
C33.33%
D60.00%
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Question 543
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Soil profile important in agriculture because it
ADetermines the soil catena
BDetermines the type of the landtenure system
CGives indication of types of cropsto grow
DPromotes the weathering of rocks
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Question 544
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Which of the following rocks is sedimantary?
ALimestone
BGabbro
CGranite
DMarble
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Question 545
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Organisms which may be benefical to crop include
ANematodes
BBacteria
CViruses
DProtozoa
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Question 546
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A socio-cultural factor affecting land availability for agriculture include use of land for
AConstructin road
BBuilding houses
CBuilding factormies
DBuilding religious houses
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Question 547
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The sustem in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it for another land is called
ACrop rotation
BMix cropping
CShifting cultivation
DLey farming
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Question 548
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Farm surveying equipment include the following except
AAbney level
BCompass
CGunter's chain
DSpade
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Question 549
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Farm mechanization does not
Ainvolve the use of motorized equipment
BRequire much capital
CPromote employment
DInvolve the use of heavy machinery
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Question 550
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Which of the following sources of farm power is most verstile in West Africa?
